Gamecock73

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1. Older nurses eating the young? Maybe it's the opposite...

   Gamecock73 posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are taught in school that "nurses eat their young". But I have found the opposite to be true, and that it's more personality-driven. I joined a busy med-surg floor in a rural hospital earlier this year. I was delighted to find a couple of months ...

2. Bedside Reporting

   Gamecock73 replied to Bluebell.'s topic in Med-Surg

   Bedside reporting... meh. I'm divided. Sometimes if you're following a nurse who's known to be a ditz, bedside is a Godsend. I've had nurses tell me about IVs that magically switched extremities and locations between report and eyeballing the patient...

3. The Nurse on the Other Side

   Gamecock73 replied to sheilagood52's topic in General Nursing

   If the OP's point was to demonstrate something wrong is happening with patient care, I would certainly agree. I purposely do NOT tell any medical staff that I am a nurse when I am undergoing care. While it worked out for the best for me five years ag...

4. #NursesUnited: Can we continue the momentum for necessary change?

   Gamecock73 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

   Amen! It's easy enough for nurses to get behind a "cute" campaign on Facebook, but to really enact change, we have to put in the time to hound the legislators. Sadly, with the majority of us female (with kids and being often the breadwinner), people ...

5. Nurse Retention ideas

   Gamecock73 replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

   The best answer I can give you, OP, is in the first nursing job I worked. I worked at a for-profit hospital that was considered second-rate to the non-profit, larger hospital across town. I will never forget the CNO showing up to our senior day in nu...

6. What is your dream unit?

   Gamecock73 replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

   I HATE adult med-surg. I fell in love with NICU in nursing school, but everybody said you have to pay your dues in MS. So I have. I hate every day I go to work. I have applied to NICU, had great interviews. But they choose to hire in-house and new g...

7. how long did it take you to end up in the NICU?

   Gamecock73 replied to tinybbynurse's topic in NICU

   I did the same route as OP. Got a job in the same facility as the NICU I wanted to work in. I have contacts galore there. I made initial contact with the manager there in 2010. I still am not in NICU. I finally got a prized interview this year in Mar...

8. I've lost my joy (AKA NICU heartbreak)

   Gamecock73 posted a topic in NICU

   I began nursing school not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I was working a dead-end data entry job, and all I really knew was that I wanted to do something far more enriching with my career. I really didn't enjoy my clinicals. Big ad...

9. Reporting med errors...

   Gamecock73 replied to Time4dilaudidyet's topic in Medications

   I reported myself for a med error 3 weeks ago. I almost immediately recognized the error (pt got maybe 30 cc's of another pt's antibiotic). I felt so awful. I had to report it to the charge nurse immediately. I felt like the lowest form of life on ea...

10. UA/drug test failed

    Gamecock73 replied to neuron's topic in General Nursing

    I was drug tested once when I showed up to our designated site, post-bite. I was absolutely flabbergasted when I was asked to pee in the cup. He bit ME, not the other way around. I was very lucky. In spite of all the sedating meds we gave this pt, m...

11. Pt selling drugs out of room

    Gamecock73 replied to sistrmoon's topic in Relations

    We had an elderly pt with a trach and PEG tube ask us to call "Junior" repeatedly. She would rattle off his phone number by heart. Upon further questioning, "Junior" turned out to be her dealer. (smh)

12. My Poor Legs!

    Gamecock73 replied to nynursey_'s topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have similar problems. I've been fine after two straight 12 plus-hrs on my feet. But I've picked up more shifts recently, and after finishing a round of 4 straight nights (then having to sit thru an 1.5 hr meeting afterward), my feet were fairly sc...

13. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    Gamecock73 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty as well. Felt like like a total dummy in front of my pre-op pt who was totally with it and watching my every move...

14. Patients that fire everyone/demand everything

    Gamecock73 replied to anon456's topic in Relations

    I have seen families like this, only with adult patients. I had a post-stroke patient who'd already had a 100-plus day stay in rehab, only to come back thru the ED a week or two later with a medical issue. (Family felt she was not responsive and not ...

15. Getting eaten alive at an LTACH...

    Gamecock73 replied to Gamecock73's topic in LTAC

    Thanks for the comments, everyone. I was extremely frustrated that day when I left work. Mad and frustrated at myself for not being more skilled, but also mad at myself for not speaking up (either in front of the pt or after to my co-worker/preceptor...